EUGENE: Athing Mu will not defend her Olympic 800m title in Paris after she fell during the final at the US trials on Monday and finished last.
Nia Akins came home first in 1 minute 57.36 seconds while Allie Wilson took second (1 minute 58.32 seconds) and Juliette Whittaker was third (1 minute 58.45 seconds).
Mu, the world champion in 2022, was running with the pack at about the 200m mark when she lost her footing at Hayward field.
She got up and carried on but could not catch the rest of the field, crossing the line in 2 minutes 19.69 seconds before leaving the track in tears.